I tend to "march to the beat of a different drummer", and I have always had a deep desire to understand others and to make deep, meaningful connections with those who are "kindred spirits". Here is a list of my favorite composers of all time (list changes all the time, especially with popular music):
Classical Music:
1.) Sir Edward Elgar: Symphony #1 and Enigma Variations
2.) Sergey Rachmaninov: Everything
3.) Johannes Sebastian Bach: He is a Musical Giant
4.) Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
5.) John Rutter: Everything
6.) Georg Frideric Handel: Hallelujah Chorus, Water Music
7.) Maurice Ravel: Everything
8.) Claude Debussy: Everything
9.) Howard Hanson: Symphony #2, Merry Mount Suite
10.) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Most Everything
Popular Music (Including Jazz, Film and LDS Pop Music):
1.) John Towner Williams: Superman, E.T., Star Wars, ETC.
2.) Ennio Morricone: The Mission
3.) John Barry: Somewhere in Time, James Bond
4.) Burt Bacharach: Close to You, Other Songs
5.) Michael McLean: You're Not Alone, Together Forever
6.) Carpenters (because of Karen's Voice): Most Everything
7.) Michael Kamen: Robin Hood
8.) Chris Cross: Arthur's Theme, Sailing, Never Be The Same
9.) Kenneth Cope: My Servant Joseph
10.) Earth, Wind & Fire: September, After the Love Has Gone
The more that certain music has harmonies and harmonic progressions that tend to evoke certain particularly poignant, deep emotions, as well as strikingly beautiful melodies and honest, heartfelt, well crafted lyrics (if applicable), the more that I tend to notice this music, to remember it, and to love it.